Runty

Runty is a contact sport played between two teams of 15 players on a grass field. The main object of the game is to score more goals and points than the opposition in the alloted time. Goals may be scored by kicking, punching, or hitting the ball with an arm into the net.

Gameplay
Play starts with a jump-ball at centre field, and the goal is to advance the ball to the opponent's net and score more overall points than the other team, by kicking, punching or hitting the ball with your arm into the opposition net. Putting the ball through the middle two posts and under the crossbar results in a goal (4 points), while missing wide or high results in a point (1 point).

Field
The field has curved boundaries lengthwise, and straight boundaries widthwise. The field can be between 132 -170 m (144-186 yards) long and 87-114 m (95-125 yards) wide.

The field has a 30 m arc from the goals, where any foul committed results in a penalty shot. The half box-half circle in the arc is the penalty spot, and a mini arc where no other player can be. The centre square and circles serve the same purpose as the AFL, only the centres can be in the middle circle for a jump-ball, and two other players from each team can be in the centre square.

Positions
There are four main positions in runty: Forwards, Centres, Defenders, and Rovers Forwards are the main scorers, Centres try to stop emerging rushes and kick the ball up to the forwards, Defenders are the last line before the net, and Rovers are a unique position, and arguably the most important players on the field. They mainly act as extra midfielders, but they also have goalkeeping privileges, such as taking goal kicks, saving penalties, and being the only players allowed to block shots within 5m of the goal.

Subpositions include:

- Forward (5): Left/Right Forward (LF/RF), Left/Right Half-Forward (LHF/RHF), Centre Forward (CF)

- Centre (3): Left/Right Wing Centre (LWC/RWC), Centre (C)

- Rover (2): Ruck (RU), Rover (RO)

- Defenders (5): Left/Right Back (LB/RB), Centre Back (CB), Left/Right Full Back (LFB/RFB)

Ball
The ball is much smaller than other types of football, only being 146 x 119 mm (5.75 x 4.7 inches), which is smaller than a size 1 soccer ball. This makes loose balls on the ground hard to recover, and a greater degree of difficulty in kicking the ball.

The first balls used by the league are made of leather and have a light tan colour. They will eventually turn into synthetic material and become light red and light yellow as the league becomes modernized.

Net
The net used in Runty is similar to the goalposts used in the AFL, but there is a crossbar between the middle posts. Unique to the sport, there is no set height for the net, it can be anywhere between 4.5-9 m (15-30 ft) tall. The width between the middle posts is 5 m, and the width between the middle and outer posts is 3.2 m.